Michael Johansson is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Salt Lake City, UT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC, Zions Bancorporation, and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation. Outside of advising, he is a member of Johansson Holdings LLC. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm’s advisory services include both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, utilizing model portfolios or customized strategies managed under a fiduciary standard.

Bradford Sawyer is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Salt Lake City, UT, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, Bank of America, Merrill, U.S. Bancorp Investments, and American Century Advisory Services. He is also involved with Fredrickson and Associates, Inc., managing an advisory business outside of his primary role. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, financial planning, and a Private Wealth program, operating under fiduciary standards and employing both qualitative and quantitative analysis in its investment recommendations.

Hale Mc Cullough is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas and Ameritas Investment Company since 2022 and is also an Associate Financial Planner with Boom Planning/Canvas Financial since 2020. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, utilizing a range of investment products and program platforms.

Melisa Portillo Leonardi is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, and Primerica Financial Services. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing employer retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and corporate entities. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through a range of model and customized portfolios.

Kaitlin Cochran is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previous experience at Sterling Financial Group. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad range of adviser-support services, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Scott Martineau is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Creative Planning since 2021, following roles at Reilly Financial Advisors and Gwfs Equities Inc/Great West Life & Annuity Insurance Company. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets, employing a financial planning-led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tactical and private market investment options.

Paul Mathewson is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2002, having previously worked at Signator Investors, Inc. Mathewson owns a window cleaning business outside of his advisory role. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Rodrigo Garay is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley and Carson Wealth. Garay also serves as adjunct faculty for business and language courses at Salt Lake Community College and the University of Utah and is an accredited advisor for the Capitaliz Value Acceleration system. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, and institutions through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis using model portfolios with a blend of fundamental and technical analysis and third-party sub-advisors.

Mckay Sobotka is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at National Life Group and LiveView Technologies. He has been an insurance agent with Cambridge Financial Network since 2025. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently utilizes third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and operates with both discretionary and non-discretionary client programs.

Steven Cox is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2019. He also maintains a role with Scott D. Phillips, where he has been involved since 2016. Outside of advisory work, Cox provides life coaching services through Sound Coaching, Inc., focusing on individual, family, and business clients. Centaurus Financial, Inc. offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, as well as specialized services such as retirement-plan consulting and advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Kendra Burgon is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. She serves as president of the Silver Mesa PTA and is involved as a referral partner with Beach Boss Influencers. Kendra's prior roles include marketing positions with WealthWave and Managed Wealth Financial. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services including fee-based wrap programs, model portfolios, and access to third-party money managers. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs and operates as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser.

Andrew Burdick is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group based in Salt Lake City, UT. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been active in the industry since 2026. Prior to joining Empower, he worked at The Investor's Edge from 2024 to 2026 and has experience in education and nonprofit sectors. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups chosen by plan sponsors.

Michael Ewing is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 4 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work experience includes roles at Super Saver Media, World Financial Group, Inc., Valpak, and Dealdvisor. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm provides advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Isaac Gwinn is a financial advisor at Corient in Salt Lake City, holding the CFP® designation and Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient in 2025, he worked at WCG Wealth Advisors, LLC, and V Wealth Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a referee for recreational soccer and volleyball. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and offers specialized services such as family office and corporate trustee offerings.

Brett Bunker is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to his current role, he was involved with Rocky Mountain Nanotechnology, LLC for nine years. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, is a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser that serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with a range of brokerage and advisory services, including proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Nathan Jackson is a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 credential and previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors from 2016 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a caregiver and acts as successor trustee for a family trust. J.W. Cole Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts through an extensive network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to various third-party investment platforms, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies.

Victoria Ferguson is a CFP® with six years of industry experience and currently advises clients at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. Her prior experience includes roles at Northstar Investment Advisory LLC, Dentist Advisors, SECFI, Ellevest, Robert W. Baird, and the University of Utah. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services along with comprehensive financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles, supported by client education programs and integrated affiliated service lines.

Traci Carrion is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Salt Lake City, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. Her prior firms include Raymond James, Allstate Financial Advisors, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers model and customized portfolios through its managed account programs and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Thomas Hall is a CFP® and ChFC® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at CWM, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Carson Wealth, Cetera Wealth Services, Signal Wealth, and Securities America, among others. Outside of advising, he is the founder and president of a software application company, Advisor Metrix LLC, and holds several leadership roles including board member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization Utah chapter and treasurer for a nonprofit organization, Sentience Retreats. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm employs a discretionary management approach using model portfolios overseen by an in-house Investment Committee and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and retirement plan solutions.

Thomas Sautel is a Series 66 registered financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Salt Lake City, UT, with six years of industry experience. He has held roles at Agia, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, Grubhub, Concordia University Nebraska, and Wambolt & Associates. Outside of his advisory work, Sautel competes as a professional disc golfer in local tournaments. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services using discretionary unified managed accounts and overlays, operating at scale with approximately 1,260 advisors and leveraging centralized technology and model solutions.